Railway Traffic Returns




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 34

WESTPORT SECTION.
1887. 1886.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class .. .. .. .. .. ..
2nd Class 748 2,074 2,822 713 2,348 3,061
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total 748 2,074 2,822 713 2,348 3,061
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. 0 .. .. 2

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 241 195
Horses .. .. .. 2
Carriages .. .. 1 2
Dogs .. .. 7 11
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 249 210

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. .. ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. 1 1
Sheep .. .. 44 2
Pigs .. .. .. 1
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 45 4

           Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 309 365
Grain .. .. .. ..
Merchandise .. .. 197 184
Minerals .. .. 7,969 8,741
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 8,475 9,290

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 164 5 2 179 18 10
Parcels and Luggage 9 10 3 10 5 10
Goods .. .. 1,239 8 5 1,354 7 1
Miscellaneous .. .. 6 10 0 Cr. 78 12 6
Rents and Commission 22 15 0 22 15 0
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. £1,442 8 10 £1,488 14 3

NELSON SECTION.
1887. 1886.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 122 372 494 82 420 502
2nd Class 2,015 3,890 5,905 2,372 4,216 6,588
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total 2,137 4,262 6,399 2,454 4,636 7,090
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. 35 .. .. 32

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 354 350
Horses .. .. 2 ..
Carriages .. .. 1 ..
Dogs .. .. 7 13
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 364 363

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. .. ..
Pigs .. .. .. ..
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 2 ..

           Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. .. ..
Wool .. .. .. ..
Firewood .. .. .. ..
Timber .. .. 190 340
Grain .. .. 825 307
Merchandise .. .. 194 223
Minerals .. .. 239 584
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 1,631 1,713

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 409 2 6 451 5 8
Parcels and Luggage 13 9 4 11 19 0
Goods .. .. 570 3 8 498 8 3
Miscellaneous .. .. 25 17 0 0 4 0
Rents and Commission 4 4 0 1 4 0
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. £1,022 16 6 £963 0 11

PICKTON SECTION.
1887. 1886.
PASSANGERS,— S. R. Total. S. R. Total.
1st Class 191 608 799 367 766 1,133
2nd Class 405 2,500 2,905 485 2,212 2,697
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total 596 3,108 3,704 852 2,978 3,830
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Season Tickets .. .. 37 .. .. 29

PARCELS, ETC.,— No. No.
Parcels .. .. 115 96
Horses .. .. .. 3
Carriages .. .. .. ..
Dogs .. .. 20 15
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 135 114

GOODS,— No. No.
Drays .. .. 2 ..
Cattle .. .. .. ..
Calves .. .. .. ..
Sheep .. .. 4 ..
Pigs .. .. .. 15
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 6 15

           Tons.           Tons.

Chaff, &c. .. .. 40 10
Wool .. .. 17 ..
Firewood .. .. 430 545
Timber .. .. 62 225
Grain .. .. 306 154
Merchandise .. .. 104 242
Minerals .. .. 231 4
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. 1,190 1,180

REVENUE,— £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers .. .. 275 9 3 325 19 8
Parcels and Luggage 5 5 9 5 10 11
Goods .. .. 237 3 4 252 12 10
Miscellaneous .. .. 10 18 0 0 12 11
Rents and Commission 56 9 6 11 11 6
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
Total .. .. £585 5 10 £596 7 10

J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.
Railway Department, 1st June, 1887.



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🚂 Railway Traffic Returns for April 1887 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
1 June 1887
Railways, Traffic, Passengers, Goods, Revenue, Sections, 1887, 1886, Westport, Nelson, Pickton
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways